The New York Times has plenty of word games on its roster today — with Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, there’s something for everyone — but the newspaper’s standard crossword puzzle still reigns supreme.
The daily crossword is full of interesting trivia, helps improve mental flexibility and, of course, gives you some bragging rights if you manage to finish it every day.
While the NYT puzzle might feel like an impossible task some days, solving a crossword is a skill and it takes practice — don’t get discouraged if you can’t get every single word in a puzzle.
Recommended Videos If you’re having trouble completing today’s NYT Crossword, we’re here to help. We’ve got all the answers for today’s clues down below. <versus-widget x-type=«inline» x-id=«c3b27b42-3f58-427d-b3b2-3c5013ae6598»> Please enable Javascript to view this content</versus-widget> NYT Crossword answers today Across 1 Undesirable airplane seatmate: ARMRESTHOG 11 Sound from a hedge clipper: SNIP 15 “This is a waste of my time”: WHYAMIHERE 16 Strike one!: POSE 17 Body shops?: MORTUARIES 18 “Combats ___ tes défenseurs!” (“La Marseillaise” line): AVEC 19 Poet Bradstreet: ANNE 20 Abbr.
in some job titles: ASST 21 Coward of the theater world: NOEL 22 Largest U.S. union, with about three million members, in brief: NEA 23 Funding source for the Great Wall of China: SALTTAX 26 Org.